Surf Forecasts:
Duranbah surf forecast from 8 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 14 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 14 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period, S swell with 776 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 8 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Duranbah this week:
The surf forecast for Duranbah over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Duranbah in the next 16 days are 2.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 14) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.0m 6s period and expected on Monday (Aug 10) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Sat 8th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Fri 14th Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Fri 14th Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Duranbah over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s get this in feet and miles per hour. Rusty here, giving you the straight talk.
It’s looking like a tough stretch of water ahead. For the first week and a half, we’ve got a real run of messy, poor surf. The swell direction is all over the place, and the wind is just not cooperating. A lot of cross and cross-onshore chop. The one session that actually gets me excited is the Friday morning of August 14th. That’s the one to mark.
Duranbah is the only break on the menu, a classic river mouth. It’s fairly exposed to the swell, so it’ll catch whatever’s coming. The water temp is sitting right around 69°F, which is standard for this time of year – no surprises there.
From Saturday the 8th through the end of the next week, it’s mostly poor. The swell is tiny, the period is short, and the wind is a mess. The wave energy is weak to moderate. There’s a moment on Tuesday morning the 11th with glassy conditions and a light WSW breeze, but it’s only 3ft from the ENE at 9 seconds, with a weak energy reading. Surfable, but very ordinary.
The one true standout is Friday morning, August 14th. We’re looking at a clean 5ft SSE swell with a 10-second period – that’s a proper groundswell with some grunt. The wind is a light S breeze, cross-off, which will keep the waves clean. The combined energy hits a solid 510, and the forecast is for good surf. This is the one to get up for. It’s not huge, but it’s clean, and it’s the best you’ll see.
After that, it’s back to the doldrums. The rest of the 16 days is a mix of short-period chop and rainy days, with a few more 3ft clean morning sessions that are just “surfable but very ordinary.”
So, the call is simple: if you’re going to paddle out, make it Friday the 14th of August. The rest of the run is a waiting game.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 6 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 66 | 173 | 230 | 185 | 146 | 146 | 224 | 96 | 99 | 103 | 82 | 81 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 60 | 432 | 776 | 480 | 334 | 190 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:22PM1.62m | 4:38AM1.09m | 5:27PM1.74m | 5:48AM1.14m | 6:24PM1.85m | 6:46AM1.21m | 7:14PM1.92m | 7:36AM1.29m | 8:00PM1.95m | 8:22AM1.36m | 8:43PM1.91m | 9:04AM1.40m | 9:22PM1.83m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:08PM0.43m | 10:32AM0.27m | 00:12AM0.33m | 11:35AM0.22m | 1:05AM0.24m | 12:31PM0.17m | 1:51AM0.18m | 1:22PM0.14m | 2:34AM0.16m | 2:09PM0.15m | 3:12AM0.18m | 2:53PM0.19m | 3:48AM0.22m | ||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | N 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 66 | 173 | 230 | 185 | 146 | 146 | 143 | 240 | 79 | 103 | 82 | 81 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 60 | 43 | 518 | 480 | 31 | 190 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 6 | — | N 7 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 9 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 52 | 45 | 42 | 38 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 96 | 99 | 22 | — | 32 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 44 | 30 | 3 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 7 | E 13 | WNW 5 | — | NE 12 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 11 | S 9 | SSE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | N 9 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 39 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | — | 5 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 5 | N 6 | N 7 | SW 5 | — | NNE 6 | SW 3 | NW 3 | N 4 | W 3 | S 4 | SSE 8 | S 10 | — | SSE 10 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 78 | 224 | 321 | 6 | — | 36 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 27 | 432 | 776 | — | 334 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 177 | 174 | 177 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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